NetEase, Inc. (simplified Chinese: 网易; traditional Chinese: 網易; pinyin: Wǎng Yì) is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centred on content, community, communications and commerce. Founded in 1997, the company was a key pioneer in the development of Internet services for China. Today, NetEase develops and operates some of China's online PC and mobile games, advertising services, e-mail services and e-commerce platforms.

NetEase has produced some of China's online PC-client games, including Fantasy Westward Journey II and New Westward Journey Online II, as well as other games, such as Tianxia III, Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero and Ghost II. In partnership with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., NetEase operates some international online games in China, including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone:Heroes of Warcraft, StarCraft II and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.

NetEase is one of the providers of free e-mail services in China, offering features such as voice search and facial recognition. NetEase also offers fee-based premium e-mail services for corporate users. In addition, NetEase has ventures in e-commerce, with offerings such as Kaola, a cross-border e-commerce platform, and Wangyibao, an online payment system. Other online products offered include online video entertainment services: Bobo and CC.

Ding Lei (Chinese: 丁磊; pinyin: Dīng Lěi, born October 1971), also known as William Ding, is the founder and CEO of NetEase. He made significant contributions to the development of computer networks in mainland China. According to Hurun Report's China Rich List 2013 he is the 25th wealthiest person in China with an estimated fortune of $4.2 billion. He was the wealthiest man in China at one point.

2012: The company's official English name was changed from NetEase.com, Inc to NetEase, Inc.[8] In April 2012, NetEase began testing a restaurant recommendation mobile app called "Fan Fan".[9][10] The company collaborated with coursera.org to provide Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in China.[11]

New games planned for launch: Fantasy Westward Journey: Warriors, New Ghost Mobile, a series of new titles based on novels by Gu Long, and a version of Minecraft and Minecraft: Pocket Edition for China

NetEase launched their first Western Headquarters in August 2014 bringing one of the largest tech companies in China to the US.[15] In 2015, NetEase North America, the San Francisco-based arm of the Chinese technology giant, announced a new funding initiative for independent developers. Known as the NetEase Success Fund, the scheme offers an alternative to traditional publishing by providing up to $500,000 for each accepted developer to fund marketing and advertising. Furthermore, developers awarded funding retain the rights, creative control, and full ownership of their products. In December 2015, NetEase Capital Venture arm has made a $2.5 million investment into Reforged Studios, a privately held game studio based in Helsinki.

NetEase's URL is 163.com. This is confusing to many non-Chinese because there seems to be no logical connection between the firm and its URL. While the URL might seem to be a case of Chinese numerology, it is not. Rather, the URL exists because of recent Chinese history: before the availability of broadband internet, users had to dial 163 to get online.[17] Therefore, early internet users recognized the numbers as implying a way to access the internet.